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I swear that stingy Boi looked straight at me.

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

How I perceive Aussie photos of "normal everyday" critters

"Crikey that is a big one!" - Australian posting photo they took of critter

me thinking "Is that a pickup next to that?"

[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Crikey that is a big one!"

That’s what she said

"Is that a pickup next to that?"

No it’s a ute

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Yes ute 'Murican Man like ute

[–] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago

Haha. That's awesome, thanks for the added fun.

[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Paper wasp, nice photo. These guys are honestly fairly chill as long as you're not close to their nest (like inside 1m), and they're important pollinators and great pest removal experts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistes_humilis

[–] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago

Oh thanks. I didn't know what it was.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this a small deadly stingy boi or a big painful but maybe less deadly stingy boi

[–] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago

I really don't know I'm afraid.

Fuck me look at the size of him

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago

Adorable fella :)

His front legs look like how mine feel getting up in the morning. We're here for you bud.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I'd be more scared of that than all the spiders and snakes combined

That’s a big boi.

[–] eureka@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

You passed stingy bois ocular patdown.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

With banana for scale! (Banana is too small to see)

[–] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Ha. That's yellow paint on a scaffold.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] eureka@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

"These guys are honestly fairly chill as long as you’re not close to their nest (like inside 1m), and they’re important pollinators and great pest removal experts."

Save the flamethrower for the real scary bugs.